A systematic review of quality of life research in medicine and health sciences.
Kristin HaraldstadA WahlR AndenæsJ R AndersenM H AndersenE BeislandC R BorgeE EngebretsenM EisemannL HalvorsrudT A HanssenA HaugstvedtT HauglandV A JohansenM H LarsenL LøvereideB LøylandL G KvarmeP MoonsT M NorekvålL RibuG E RohdeK H UrstadS Helsethnull nullPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2019)
QOL is an important endpoint in medical and health research, and QOL research involves a variety of patient groups and different research designs. Based on the current evaluation of the methodological and conceptual clarity of QOL research, we conclude that the majority QOL studies in health and medicine have conceptual and methodological challenges.